In Illinois IDHA offers two assistance programs for first time buyers in the amounts of 5,000 and 7,500.

The program will cover the following topics on how to evaluate a prospective property from a financial perspective:- gathering relevant data- estimating costs- calculating cash flow- important financial indicators ( such as CAP rate, ROI ) and how to calculate them- what will a bank look for in order to issue a loanMake a commitment to join us and learn from Brian at our February 8th main meeting…and bring your team.

Also I wonder if they paid back the many other loan programs that they used to pay back the TARP (TALF, TAF, TLGP, PPIP) (robbing Peter to pay Paul) But I personally don't know any bankers at that level ... just what I've read in Bloomberg, etc. 

When the economy goes down again they tend to downsize or move back to an in home office.Companies have started work and home commute programs where they can work remotely.

Are there any other rental assistance programs out there besides Section 8?

It'll be easier than programming your GPS for a flight from PDX to STS via direct.  

There are other programs that are run by external organizations possibly such as the place you took your 75 hour course. 2.

I am wondering if a landlord of a 3500sq/ft, 4unit, section 8 compliant property can program the furnace thermostat to a specific temp (say, 70 degrees) and tenants wouldn't be able to run the bill up?

If the data is dodgy, or the sift and sort is not up to snuff, you get very bad results very quickly.Data for ongoing obligations is reported reasonably well as it is all programmed into the monitoring software.

The FHA 203k renovation loan program provides funds for both the purchase and renovation of a home packaged into one mortgage loan.